The AY sound is a long A sound, as in bay, day, gay, hay, okay, lay, may, nay, pay, play, pray, ray, say, stay, spay, slay, tray, and way and several others.
The long A sound is heard in other spellings, such as
A words - base, cake, late
AI words - fail, maid, plain
EA words - great
EI words - veil
EY words - obey, trey
EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
Yes. The EIGH in both words produces the long A sound, as in weigh and neigh.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
The AY has a long A vowel sound.
No, "stay" is not a long vowel word. The "ay" in "stay" is a diphthong, which is a combination of two vowel sounds that glide together. Long vowel words typically have a single vowel that says its name (e.g., "cake" or "ride").
Yes. The EIGH in both words produces the long A sound, as in weigh and neigh.
Words that begin with a short A sound include:ableaceacheacornagealeaidailaimanalangelaortaapeapexapronasymmetricedelweiss (ay-del-vice)
Yes, the word "day" contains a long A vowel sound.
The AY has a long A vowel sound.
No, "stay" is not a long vowel word. The "ay" in "stay" is a diphthong, which is a combination of two vowel sounds that glide together. Long vowel words typically have a single vowel that says its name (e.g., "cake" or "ride").
The EA has a long A (ay) vowel sound. This is also seen in A words - base, cake, late AY words - lay, may, pay AI words - fail, maid, plain EI words - veil EIGH words - weigh, weight, neighbor
No, the vowel sound in "quail" is pronounced as [ei], while the vowel sound in "rain" is pronounced as [eɪ]. The sound in "quail" is a diphthong, combining two vowel sounds into one, while the sound in "rain" is a pure vowel sound.
Yes, the letters EIGH are pronounced as a long A sound (ay). The words include neigh, sleigh, weigh, eight, weight, and neighbor.
Yes, the AI in train has a long A (ay) vowel sound.
The vowel sound for "came" is the long vowel sound /eɪ/. It sounds like the "ay" in "day" or "way."
No, "stand" has a long vowel sound in which the 'a' is pronounced like the 'ay' in "say".
The AI pair has a long A (ay) vowel sound.